Sir Keir Starmer risks a diplomatic rift with Japan and Italy as Labour dithers over funding for Britain’s next-generation ...

One Committee member compared the sixth generation fighter with a 1960s tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft which the ...

LONDON -- Japan, Italy and the U.K. have yet to ink a contract for public-private joint development of a next-generation ...

Key Points and Summary - Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS)—the Franco-German-Spanish bid for a sixth-generation fighter—faces fresh turbulence over leadership and workshare. -Berlin bristles at ...

The US and China are considered the two strongest candidates for sixth-generation fighter jet programs, although many European countries are also striving to develop this type of weapon.

Watch as Richard Aboulafia joins the podcast to discuss how 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for two next-generation fighter programs conceived in Europe: FCAS and GCAP. Don't miss a single ...

Germany, France and Spain have put their project on hold, prompting speculation that some may turn to the Japan-UK-Italy programme Japan's Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), its next-generation ...